Definition of BLOWN

blown

Meanings

Verb

  • exhale hard
  • be blowing or storming
  • free of obstruction by blowing air through
  • be in motion due to some air or water current
  • make a sound as if blown
  • shape by blowing
  • make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  • spend thoughtlessly; throw away
  • spend lavishly or wastefully on
  • sound by having air expelled through a tube
  • play or sound a wind instrument
  • provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
  • cause air to go in, on, or through
  • cause to move by means of an air current
  • spout moist air from the blowhole
  • leave; informal or rude
  • lay eggs
  • cause to be revealed and jeopardized
    • "The double agent was blown by the other side"
  • show off
  • allow to regain its breath
  • melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
  • burst suddenly
  • past participle of blow

Adjective Satellite

  • being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
    • "blown clouds of dust choked the riders"
    • "blown soil mounded on the window sill"
  • breathing laboriously or convulsively

Adj

  • Distended, swollen, or inflated.
  • Panting and out of breath.
  • Formed by blowing.
  • Under the influence of drugs, especially marijuana.
  • Stale; worthless.
  • Covered with the eggs and larvae of flies; flyblown.
  • Given a hot rod blower.
  • Having failed.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English blawen, from Old English blāƿen, blāwen, past participle of Old English blāwan.
Morphologically blow + -n.

Synonyms

ball up, be adrift, blow, blow out, bluster, boast, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, brag, bumble, bungle, burn out, drift, fellate, float, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, gas, gasconade, go down on, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, pursy, screw up, shoot a line, short-winded, shove along, shove off, spoil, squander, suck, supercharged, swash, tout, vaunt, waste, winded

Antonyms

conserve

Scrabble Score: 10

blown is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
blown is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blown is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

blown is a valid Words With Friends word